Throne conflict continue… Attack on the royal palace in Jeddah is greater than an armed accident

The Royal Peace Palace in Jeddah was attacked on Saturday in a first of its kind operation. Saudi sources say that the attack was linked to the princes’ conflict over the monarchy of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the arrest of a large number of princes.

On Saturday, an armed man from a car that he was driving near the royal palace and began shooting at members of the Saudi royal guard, killing two and wounding three, while the guards retaliated and kill him.

Saudi Interior Ministry issued a statement obtained by the Reporter Net, said that “the offender from a car started to fire on the gate.” The statement confirmed two members of the Royal Guard were killed, and Saudi media said the names, Hammad al-Mutairi and Abdullah al-Subaie, and did not provide the names of the wounded.

“The attacker was a Saudi national and was 28 years old. He has a Kalashnikov and three incendiary bombs” the statement said.

The Saudi Interior Ministry did not mention that the attacker belonged to Daesh or Al-Qaeda organization, while Saudi opposition sources said the attack came against the background of the princes’ conflict, where the royal family has the largest opposition movement in its history due to Mohammed bin Salman’s covenant and his role as king and the exclusion of a large sector of the princes from A’al-Saud and the arrest of another number.

According to Reuters, the US embassy in Saudi Arabia warned US citizens to be cautious in the area around the Peace Palace in Jeddah on Saturday after media reports of an attack there.